Overview
- Members of the Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe elected the 62-year-old in Hamburg to lead the association representing about 140 port-related companies.
- Matthias Magnor, 51, was chosen as vice president and has served as CEO of the Bremer logistics group BLG since January.
- Jürgens criticized the lack of progress on promised bureaucracy cuts, citing new hurdles facing ports and calling for a swift import VAT offset model to match EU competitors.
- The new president argued that sea ports secure millions of jobs and form the foundation for national prosperity and the success of the energy transition.
- He put a funding target on the table, urging €15 billion from the €500 billion infrastructure special fund plus €500 million annually to the Länder for port investments.